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“BramGo’s collection” is a collection of basic knowledge about Go. Please notice though that

the order of my files might be all messed up. So please read the introduction of each of my

files to get an impression of the knowledge that is required to understand my file.

Basic set of Joseki - Introduction

irst of all ! would like to show a basic set of some "oseki. ! think this is a perfect introduction

to study your first "oseki mo#es. $hen is the right time to start studying "oseki% $hen you

already know what nets& ladders and double atari’s are& then it’s time to start studying "oseki.

Studying "oseki will gi#e self confidence in the opening of the game. !t will also change your

way of playing. !t’s time to play go in a strategy based way& not "ust tactics.

$hat kind of selection did ! make% 'f course there are ())))’s of "oseki so it’s hard to make

a selection. *he "oseki that ! selected work well together& ha#e little #ariations and are #ery

 popular amongst amateurs and professional players. ! tried to mention only the main#ariations. !n my ne+t lesson there will probably be more #ariations.

Facing a hoshi corner stone:

*he following way makes the most sense. ,o#e - is called a keima or knight "ump. !n / of 

situations this is appropriate. *here are some other possibilities though& but ! ad#ice you not to

 play them yourself 0 But when you see them& look them up after the game. *hat’s the way to

get stronger0

Answering this approach:

*here are a couple of ways to answer the approach. *he - most common mo#es are the

following. ,o#e 1 in the left diagram is called a pincer. ,o#e 1 in the right side diagram is

called a keima or knight "ump. *he right side diagram is the normal way of playing. !t takes

the corner and that only makes sense because that’s where the territory 2and the score3points4

are. Sometimes the left side diagram is e#en better& but before studying the right timing you

should first study the different continuations of the mo#e.

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Special case of the pincer:

5et’s say there’s already a stone around 1. *his changes the situation a bit 0

$hen white "umps to the corner black will cut at the other side. *his way black will keep

white in the corner to make perfect usage of the stone at 1.

*he continuation goes as followed. $e can conclude that playing the pincer 2mo#e ;4 was a

good idea here0

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Punishment reference:

*his section you shouldn’t study at first 2unless you get bored4. ! only added it in case your

opponent ignores a mo#e in one of the sequences. !t might be a classic mistake and then it is

 probably mentioned here. But in )/ of the cases you won’t ha#e to look at this& because

good logic will be enough to punish your opponent. But don’t try too hard neither& cause you

might end up killing one of your own groups.

Sometimes - is a good mo#e& but in )/ of cases it is simply too high. 8ttach underneath and

get a lot of points in the corner0

8 far approuch% *hen "ust take the corner territory. *hank you white0

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$hen white doesn’t approach first but takes the corner right away. *hen try to close it in.

$hite can li#e #ery small in the corner& but that’s #ery often still ok for black 0 !f white tries

to cut with 8 "ust follow the letters and you should be ok. ,ore about this ne+t time0

!f black doesn’t defend the corner after your keima. *hen take the corner0 7our group is easily

ali#e now& and black lost a lot of points.

$hite tries to push through to the center before defending at <0 7ou should cut at 8& follow

the sequence and watch how white is split up. *hose - stones in the center are now on the run.

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Black is greedy or simply doesn’t know "oseki and pushes too hard. 2Black should ha#e

 played mo#e = at >4 ?ust follow the sequence and after < black is in big trouble. $ill he make

the right choice%

See you next time

*hat’s it for the first session. *hank you for your time to read this te+t. !f you mastered all this

you must for sure at least ha#e gained a stone in strength. !f not& then don’t gi#e up& you soon

will. !f you ha#e questions& remarks& want to say something to me or whate#er. 7ou can email

me at b#andenbon@gmail.com .Please don’t send me spam& though. 8nd also don’t write me

trolling emails like “blahblahblah& "oseki is totally unimportant.” *hank you 0